What cardiac effect would the nurse be prepared to see in the patient with an extremely high potassium level?
A) Arrhythmia
B) Tachycardia
C) Sudden death
D) Bradycardia
A
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Elevated potassium levels irritate cardiac cells and increase the likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia. Tachycardia, sudden death, and bradycardia would be the result of an arrhythmia if they were to occur.
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